Credit: Review News/Shutterstock 'Pervasive Incivility' and Borderline 'Malicious' Behavior Get Attorney Disbarred
"[Respondent's] apparent distaste for his opponents spawned a host of unnecessary motions, needlessly increasing defendants' costs and wasting the court's time," the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission's petition said.
October 27, 2021 at 11:53 AM
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Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
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Unilaterally rejecting settlement offers in a client's case, acting with borderline malice toward opposing counsel, and demonstrating "pervasive incivility" cost one Washington, D.C.-area attorney his law license.
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